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The GAME Group has reported like-for-like sales in H1 2009 were down 15.4 per cent – in line with what the company had forecast. In the 21 weeks to June 27th, 2009, total Group sales dropped 9.1 per cent on the firm’s previous half-year. In the UK and Ireland, total …

The world’s largest third party publisher Activision Blizzard has once again squared up to former king EA by stating that it would consider making a move into the sports genre – though only if the right opportunity comes its way. "[The sports category] certainly has the characteristics of a category …

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Nintendo is to bankroll its own TV show on UK channel Five – as games’ growing fiscal dominance of other media hits a new milestone. The platform holder has struck an Advertiser-Funded Programming (AFP) deal with the channel for Britain’s Best Brain. MCV understands the partnership, which Nintendo will use …

But the Epic creative director warns that maintaining a studioâ??s identity and culture is essential

Epicâ??s design director hints at a future shift in styles

Epicâ??s design director talks id, Unreal and new frontiers

Joshua Howard joins developer as program manager

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